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Recent Action in Healthcare Costs

HB 2211 – Pennsylvania Introduced: 2018Status: In Process CONSUMER PRESCRIPTION DRUG PRICING DISCLOSURE ACT. A pharmacy or pharmacist shall have the right to provide a covered individual with all available information concerning the cost of a prescription drug, including, but not limited to, …SB 141 – South Dakota Introduced: 2018Status: Enacted This bill requires that a pharmacy benefits manager may neither prohibit nor penalize a pharmacist or pharmacy for providing cost-sharing information on the amount a covered individual may pay for a particular prescription drug.S 92 – Vermont Introduced: 2018Status: Enacted Requires pharmacists to dispense the lowest priced generic or interchangeable product. Would require an insurer to annually file a summary of proposed rates, including an analysis of the impact of drug cost on premium increases. …H 713 – Vermont Introduced: 2018Status: Inactive / Dead Prohibits prescription drug manufacturers and wholesale distributors from engaging in price gouging in the sale of essential off-patent or generic drugs. The Department of Vermont Health Access may notify the Attorney General of any increase …H 886 – Vermont Introduced: 2018Status: Inactive / Dead Prohibits any provision in a contract between a pharmacy benefit manager or other entity paying pharmacy claims and a pharmacy that would limit a pharmacist’s ability to disclose to a customer the cash price of …Next | See all Legislation Records

Association for Accessible Medicines v. Frosh – MarylandDistrict Court: District of MarylandStatus: Decided In a significant victory for the pharmaceutical industry, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found Maryland’s landmark 2017 law (HB 631), which punishes generic …Negron v. Cigna and OptumRx – ConnecticutDistrict Court: District of ConnecticutStatus: Pending Cigna faces a class-action lawsuit alleging the insurance giant overcharged its members by more than 10 times the amount the insurer paid for certain prescription …In Re UnitedHealth Group PBM Litigation – MinnesotaDistrict Court: District of MinnesotaStatus: Decided Plan members brought suit against UnitedHealth Group, Inc. under ERISA and RICO for Defendants’ conduct in administrating pharmacy benefits that allegedly caused Plaintiffs to overpay …Mohr-Lercara v. Oxford Health Ins., Inc. – New YorkDistrict Court: Southern District of New YorkStatus: Pending A proposed class action was filed in New York federal court accusing Oxford Health Insurance of overcharging patients for prescription drugs. The complaint alleges that …Alcon Labs., Inc. v. Cottrell – New JerseyDistrict Court: District of New JerseyStatus: Decided Consumers brought putative class action against manufacturers and distributors of prescription eye medication, alleging they packaged medication in such a way as to force consumers …Next | See all Litigation Records